Example Sentences

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The host stresses to a whimpering Jenn that in that scene she showed America "what a strong and powerful woman is."

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2024

In the middle of the night, Franklin started whimpering.

From Slate • May 2, 2024

Your bedmate is whimpering in their sleep and perhaps thrashing about.

From Scientific American • Oct. 5, 2023

Gabriela Barrera, 21, was arrested Saturday after Irvine Police Department Animal Service officers went to a home on Eastshore regarding reports of whimpering dogs on the patio.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2023

It was a low, whimpering cry and sounded like a small animal suffering.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls